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Clarence Cobb
First Name:
Clarence
Middle Name:
Cabell
Last Name:
Cobb
Date of Birth:
About 1923
Birthplace:
Blacksburg, SC
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Plane hit by anti-aircraft fire over Tilburg, Holland or Duren, Germany. Plane was heading back across the English Channel when the engine caught fire and several crew members parachuted out. They were over the North Sea about 25 miles from shore and drowned in the freezing waters before a ship could reach them. Memorial marker in Cambridge, England. Age at Death: 20 Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Personal Details
Education Details:
Technical High School graduate 1941
Biographical Notes:
Textile Mill Supply Co.
Chapel of Hope
Family Details:
Mr. and Mrs. Clarenve V. (Maggie L.) Cobb - 801 E. 19th St./ 1110 N Brevard St. Charlotte NC Max L. Cobb, born 7-31-1925 - Air Force in Michigan and Texas
Military Details
Military Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Military Unit:
B17 Navigator, 390th Bomb Group, 570th Bomb Sq.
KIA Date:
10/20/1943
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
Over Tilburg, Holland
Military Details:
Eupharta, WA, Framliningham, England
Awards:
Air Medal, Other Army medals, Purple Heart
Source:
newsprint, death index and family information